[Once, these sort of reunions had filled her with dread. Had been so hard to bear- almost enough that she had walked away, tired of feeling as if their lives would never be anything but a sequence of poison wedging them apart, only for them to be too stubborn to accept it. Now? It only fills her with a sense of relief, a little dry humour.
Her fingertips settle on the arc of his cheekbones, desiring to keep him close- feel him real and soak in the fact that he's right there with her. Alone- she might not have been able to do more than put up a half decent fight. Together? They've beaten far worse. When they part, she feels like she can breath easy again, resettling her hands onto his chest to keep up the point of contact. She shifts her focus to the matter at hand]
I think so. [It's a bit uncertain, a bit apologetic, a bit- well, old hat] Whatever happened- I don't think it was on purpose. Unless- is it just us?
deal!
Her fingertips settle on the arc of his cheekbones, desiring to keep him close- feel him real and soak in the fact that he's right there with her. Alone- she might not have been able to do more than put up a half decent fight. Together? They've beaten far worse. When they part, she feels like she can breath easy again, resettling her hands onto his chest to keep up the point of contact. She shifts her focus to the matter at hand]
I think so. [It's a bit uncertain, a bit apologetic, a bit- well, old hat] Whatever happened- I don't think it was on purpose. Unless- is it just us?